Inhabiting Earth: Stories from a Climate Scientist
Branwen Williams is the George R. Roberts Professor of Integrated Sciences: Environmental Science at Claremont McKenna College and the Director of the Roberts Environmental Center. Her research seeks to understand the response of our environment to human activities. To do this, she develops and interprets records of environmental variability in our oceans, from the tropics to the poles. She also works with local communities to help build resilience to climate change.
Branwen received her B.Sc. from the University of Guelph, Canada, her M.Sc. from the University of Quebec at Montreal, and her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. She is a National Geographic Explorer, and her research is funded by the National Science Foundation, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She was the Co-Director of Envirolab Asia, funded by the Henry Luce Foundation.